Vox Standard 24 ('81) pictures and question

[tychoma]

Hi everyone, I recently bought a vox standard 24 off ebay. They seem quite rare, and have a great tone. Plus they look great! Very pleased with it.

The question I have is regarding pickup covers. I was contemplating covering up the dimarzio super distortions with chrome pickup covers to match the bridge and make it slightly more LP like.

Does anybody know what kind of cover I would need to buy specifically?

The years is '81 by the way.

Would also welcome your anguished screams of "leave it alone!!!11"

[RickJ]

You can get the covers from DiMarzio directly. But the covers would affect the sustain and tone a bit. The PAF pickups were not designed with covers in mind. I'm talking from my own experience ... I have two Custom 24s with DiMarzio X2Ns.

[Bassassin]

[RickJ]

The Standard Vox was alright, but the Custom versions, were probably the most advanced guitars that Matsumoko has ever made. The Vox Custom 25 & 24 at that time, were probably close to the top of the UK market. They were certainly better than SG2000 Yamaha and I thought they were better than most US efforts at that time, bar the few one offs made by specialist custom shops. The problem was that Vox owners, Rose Morris, did not know how to market the guitar [or did not care?] .. not many prople knew of the existence of Vox guitars unless they have stumbled over one by accident. At the time, I walked into Rose Morris to buy Les Paul Custom and walked out with the Vox Custom 24. Next day I drove 30 miles back to Denmark Street and bought the second Vox Custom 24. My wife was not very pleased, as I recall.